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2026 U.S. Senate · Ossoff vs. Collins

Where Ossoff's money really comes from

Where Ossoff's money really comes from

The “only 17% from Georgians” ad is accurate — and Georgia still gave Ossoff more ($7.89M vs. $2.42M, 18× the contributions). Plus the $59M in outside money neither man raised.

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The “$218.9M rural healthcare / voted NO” claim

The “$218.9M rural healthcare / voted NO” claim

Ossoff's “no” was on the bill that cut Medicaid ~$911B — the rural fund offsets barely a third and is temporary.

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The DSA “dream candidate” post

The DSA “dream candidate” post

“Opening prisons / abolishing the military / mass amnesty” — all three collapse against Ossoff's own record and votes.

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Where Collins's new GOP money comes from

Where Collins's new GOP money comes from

$59M pledged by outside groups — $44M Senate Leadership Fund + $15M One Nation, a 501(c)(4) whose donors are never disclosed.

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Collins, crypto, and the GENIUS Act clock

Collins, crypto, and the GENIUS Act clock

Two Ether buys, days from unannounced action on a crypto bill he voted for — plus the four overreaches to leave out of the post.

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Collins's war chest

Collins's war chest

He moved $2.38M from his old U.S. House account into the Senate race and still trails Ossoff ~21-to-1 on cash.

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Collins's son-in-law

Collins's son-in-law

CNN's KFile: a white-nationalist influencer with 1.5M+ followers, tied to the campaign (photos, victory party, promo work).

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Health care — and the Medicare for All myth

Health care — and the Medicare for All myth

Ossoff backs a public option and says keep your private plan; Collins wants ACA repeal and voted to let subsidies lapse. GA premiums then rose 114%.

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AI data centers — side by side

AI data centers — side by side

Ossoff (protect ratepayers) vs. Collins (“energy dominance”), quoted straight from each candidate's record.

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Ossoff on data centers (solo)

Ossoff on data centers (solo)

Single-candidate card — “Make Big Tech pay its own way.” Pairs with the Collins solo card.

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Collins on data centers (solo)

Collins on data centers (solo)

Single-candidate card — “Energy dominance — build more.” Pairs with the Ossoff solo card.

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Collins's “convoy captains”: what checks out

Collins's “convoy captains”: what checks out

Fact-check of the viral claim about criminal records and a KKK-founded group among Mike Collins's county campaign captains: the core facts hold, the campaign named every captain itself, and one case is an unresolved charge.

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“Major data center funds”? 0.35% for both candidates

“Major data center funds”? 0.35% for both candidates

Fact-check of the claim that Jon Ossoff takes major data-center money: tech, data-center and utility money is 0.35% of each Senate campaign's receipts. The difference is the votes on the 2025 tax law.

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2026 Governor · Bottoms vs. Jackson

The “97 restaurants closed” claim

The “97 restaurants closed” claim

A mayor can't lock down a state: Gov. Kemp set the COVID rules, reopened early, and sued Bottoms over masks.

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Rick Jackson's money in politics

Rick Jackson's money in politics

Follow-the-money card on how much Jackson has poured into Georgia politics.

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Jackson's self-funding — the $195M race

Jackson's self-funding — the $195M race

$108M of his own money won the primary, and he has booked $102M in general-election ad reservations — roughly $210M into one race, possibly the largest in state history.

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AI data centers — side by side

AI data centers — side by side

Bottoms (moratorium + study the impacts) vs. Jackson (make Georgia a hub), quoted from each record.

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Bottoms on data centers (solo)

Bottoms on data centers (solo)

Single-candidate card — “Pause, then study it.” Pairs with the Jackson solo card.

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Jackson on data centers (solo)

Jackson on data centers (solo)

Single-candidate card — “Make Georgia the hub.” Pairs with the Bottoms solo card.

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Jackson's Atlanta crime numbers: accurate, and missing what happened next

Jackson's Atlanta crime numbers: accurate, and missing what happened next

Fact-check of Rick Jackson's claim that homicides spiked 60%, 840+ were shot and 400+ officer jobs went unfilled under Mayor Bottoms: all three numbers are right, and Atlanta's spike outpaced other cities — but homicides peaked in 2022, after she left, then fell by 2025.

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The sale was cancelled. Rick Jackson's company sued to keep the house anyway.

The sale was cancelled. Rick Jackson's company sued to keep the house anyway.

JIG Real Estate bid $239,500 on a Canton home at a foreclosure sale that should never have happened, refused the lender's refund, and litigated four years — losing at the Georgia Supreme Court in 2011.

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Five companies, one address, $2.56M in forgiven COVID loans

Five companies, one address, $2.56M in forgiven COVID loans

Five Premier Anesthesia entities — all part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies the GOP nominee for governor founded and chairs — filed for PPP from the same Alpharetta headquarters through the same lender in spring 2020 and had $2,560,996 forgiven.

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Rick Jackson's refinery stake and the Indian buyer for its fuel

Rick Jackson's refinery stake and the Indian buyer for its fuel

Under oath in an unrelated case, the GOP nominee for governor described his stake in a $2–3B Texas refinery whose output an Indian conglomerate has contracted to buy — while Georgia gas averages $4.05.

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Accountability

The National Guard at the polls claim

The National Guard at the polls claim

Jackson told a supporter Kemp would send the Guard to watch the polls. Kemp’s office says no such plan exists — and the Democratic framing overstates it too.

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Jackson’s company and the immigrant nurses

Jackson’s company and the immigrant nurses

He campaigns on deportation; Avant Healthcare paid $3M to settle claims it exploited the visa nurses its business depends on.

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Jackson’s state contract, 21 days before the pledge

Jackson’s state contract, 21 days before the pledge

His company renewed a state contract on July 22 running six months into the next governor’s term — then he said he’d never do business with Georgia.

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Who actually crossed party lines

Who actually crossed party lines

Four Georgia officials were reported as crossing party lines in 2026. GA Files tallied their Ethics records — the receipts support one of them.

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First Liberty: Ponzi money in Georgia politics

First Liberty: Ponzi money in Georgia politics

Frost pleaded guilty to a $140M Ponzi scheme. GA Files tally of FEC records: Rep. Clyde kept $18,600; Rep. Jack refunded half of $6,600.

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Explainers

Georgia's state-legislative funding gap

Georgia's state-legislative funding gap

Democrats have nominees in 205 legislative races to the GOP's 186 and hold a third of the money — the median Democratic nominee has $19,664 to the Republican's $123,079.

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What “socialist” actually means

What “socialist” actually means

The ownership test, sourced to Stanford/Britannica/Merriam-Webster — for dropping on posts calling establishment Democrats socialists.

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“Socialism” — what the words actually mean

“Socialism” — what the words actually mean

Democratic socialism vs. social democracy, then the polling: the policies in the real debate draw majority support in both parties.

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Officeholders

Everton Blair Jr.: Georgia's first openly gay member of Congress

Everton Blair Jr.: Georgia's first openly gay member of Congress

Sworn in Sept. 1, 2026 after winning the special election for Georgia's 13th District — the son of Jamaican immigrants and a former Gwinnett school board chair.

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